Sushanth, a member of the Akkineni clan, has said he wants to act with some of his contemporaries like Junior NTR, Kalyan Ram and Prabhas. While at Pulivendula to attend the marriage of a family friend, he met the media and said that he didn't have any misgivings about working with big stars, given an opportunity.
The media quoted the young aspiring hero as saying, "My grandfather ANR is an unending source of inspiration to me and Mavayya Gari’s (Nagarjuna) films always fascinate me. My first preference is for romantic entertainers.”
When asked about his interest in politics, he said that he didn’t bother about political matters much